Table 1.4. Number and rates* of deaths with hepatitis A virus infection listed as a cause of death† among residents, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2015–2019
| Characteristics | 2015 No. | 2015 Rate* (95% CI) | 2016 No. | 2016 Rate* (95% CI) | 2017 No. | 2017 Rate* (95% CI) | 2018 No. | 2018 Rate* (95% CI) | 2019 No. | 2019 Rate* (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 67 | 0.01 (0.01-0.02) |
70 | 0.01 (0.00-0.01) |
91 | 0.02 (0.02-0.03) |
171 | 0.05 (0.04-0.06) |
225 | 0.04 (0.03-0.05) |
| Age (years) | ||||||||||
| 0-44 | 5 | UR§ | 6 | UR§ | 9 | UR§ | 33 | 0.02 (0.01-0.02) |
24 | 0.01 (0.01-0.02) |
| 45-64 | 25 | 0.03 (0.02-0.04) |
33 | 0.04 (0.03-0.06) |
35 | 0.04 (0.03-0.06) |
72 | 0.09 (0.07-0.11) |
118 | 0.14 (0.12-0.17) |
| ≥65 | 37 | 0.08 (0.05-0.11) |
31 | 0.06 (0.04-0.09) |
47 | 0.09 (0.07-0.12) |
66 | 0.13 (0.10-0.16) |
83 | 0.15 (0.12-0.19) |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 38 | 0.02 (0.01-0.03) |
38 | 0.01 (0.01-0.02) |
63 | 0.03 (0.02-0.03) |
115 | 0.07 (0.06-0.08) |
159 | 0.09 (0.07-0.10) |
| Female | 29 | 0.01 (0.00-0.01) |
32 | 0.01 (0.01-0.02) |
28 | 0 (0.00-0.00) |
56 | 0.02 (0.02-0.03) |
66 | 0.04 (0.03-0.05) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White, Non-Hispanic | 45 | 0.01 (0.00-0.01) |
50 | 0.02 (0.01-0.02) |
69 | 0.02 (0.02-0.03) |
150 | 0.06 (0.05-0.07) |
194 | 0.09 (0.07-0.10) |
| Other or not stated | 22 | S¶ | 20 | S¶ | 22 | S¶ | 21 | S¶ | 31 | S¶ |
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, Multiple Cause of Death 1999–2019 on CDC WONDER online database. Data are from the 2015–2019 Multiple Cause of Death files and are based on information from all death certificates filed in the vital records offices of the 50 states and the District of Columbia through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Deaths of nonresidents (e.g., nonresident aliens, nationals living abroad, residents of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and other US territories) and fetal deaths are excluded. Numbers are slightly lower than previously reported for 2015–2016 because of NCHS standards that restrict displayed data to US residents. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10.html on January 8, 2021. CDC WONDER data set documentation and technical methods can be accessed at https://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/help/mcd.html#.
* Rates for race/ethnicity, sex, and the overall total are age-adjusted per 100,000 US standard population during 2000 by using the following age group distribution (in years): <1, 1–4, 5–14, 15–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65–74, 75–84, and ≥85. For age-adjusted death rates, the age-specific death rate is rounded to 1 decimal place before proceeding to the next step in the calculation of age-adjusted death rates for NCHS Multiple Cause of Death on CDC WONDER. This rounding step might affect the precision of rates calculated for small numbers of deaths. Missing data are not included.
† Cause of death is defined as 1 of the multiple causes of death and is based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Rev. (ICD-10) codes B15 (hepatitis A).
§UR Unreliable rate: Rates where death counts were <20 were not displayed because of the instability associated with those rates.
¶ S Suppressed: CDC WONDER did not have the functionality to calculate rates for the “Other or not stated” race/ethnicity group.
* Rates for race/ethnicity, sex, and the overall total are age-adjusted per 100,000 US standard population during 2000 by using the following age group distribution (in years): <1, 1–4, 5–14, 15–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65–74, 75–84, and ≥85. For age-adjusted death rates, the age-specific death rate is rounded to 1 decimal place before proceeding to the next step in the calculation of age-adjusted death rates for NCHS Multiple Cause of Death on CDC WONDER. This rounding step might affect the precision of rates calculated for small numbers of deaths. Missing data are not included.
† Cause of death is defined as 1 of the multiple causes of death and is based on the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Rev. (ICD-10) codes B15 (hepatitis A).
§UR Unreliable rate: Rates where death counts were <20 were not displayed because of the instability associated with those rates.
¶ S Suppressed: CDC WONDER did not have the functionality to calculate rates for the “Other or not stated” race/ethnicity group.
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Hepatitis A is a self-limited disease that does not result in chronic infection and rarely results in death. In 2019, a total of 225 deaths with hepatitis-A virus infection listed were reported among US residents in the US Multiple Cause of Death data from the National Center for Health Statistics, resulting in an age-adjusted death rate of 0.04 per 100,000 population. The 2019 hepatitis A-associated mortality rate was highest among persons aged ≥45 years, compared with 0–44 years, and the mortality rate among males was >2 times the rate among females. Because of the low number of reported deaths, further stratification by age, race/ethnicity categories, state, and Health and Human Services region was impossible because of the instability associated with the rates.
Hepatitis A Figures and Tables
- Figure 1.1. Number of reported hepatitis A virus infection cases and estimated infections — United States, 2012–2019
- Figure 1.2. Rates of reported hepatitis A virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2018–2019
- Figure 1.3. Rates of reported hepatitis A virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2019
- Figure 1.4. Rates of reported hepatitis A virus infection, by age group — United States, 2004–2019
- Figure 1.5. Rates of reported hepatitis A virus infection, by sex — United States, 2004–2019
- Figure 1.6. Rates of reported hepatitis A virus infection, by race/ethnicity — United States, 2004–2019
- Figure 1.7. Availability of information regarding risk behaviors or exposures associated with reported cases of hepatitis A virus infection — United States, 2019
- Table 1.1. Number and rates of reported cases of hepatitis A virus infection, by state or jurisdiction — United States, 2015–2019
- Table 1.2. Number and rates of reported cases of hepatitis A virus infection, by demographic characteristics — United States 2015–2019
- Table 1.3. Reported risk behaviors or exposures among reported cases of hepatitis A virus infection — United States, 2019
- Table 1.4. Number and rates of deaths with hepatitis A virus infection listed as a cause of death among residents, by demographic characteristics — United States, 2015–2019
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